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| − | '''Larry Craig''' has been a [[Republican]] United States Senator from the state of Idaho since 1991. From 1981 to 1991 he represented Idaho in the United States House of Representatives. He generally considered to be a social conservative and is also a strong advocate of the proposed Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. | + | '''Larry Craig''' has been a [[Republican]] United States Senator from the state of Idaho since 1991. From 1981 to 1991 he represented Idaho in the United States House of Representatives. He is generally considered to be a social conservative and is also a strong advocate of the proposed Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. |
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| − | On June 11, 2007, Craig was arrested by an officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in a men's bathroom at the Minneapolis airport. The officer alleged that Craig looked through a restroom stall door for two minutes and tapped his toes several times as a signal.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/28/craig.arrest/index.html CNN]</ref> Despite pleading guilty to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from that incident, Craig denies the allegations and has since said that he regrets pleading guilty.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20467347/</ref> | + | ==Incident at Minneapolis Airport== |
| | + | On June 11, 2007, Craig was arrested by an officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in a men's bathroom at the Minneapolis airport. The officer alleged that Craig looked through a restroom stall door for two minutes and tapped his toes several times as a signal.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/28/craig.arrest/index.html CNN]</ref> Despite pleading guilty to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from that incident, Craig denies the allegations and has since said that he regrets pleading guilty.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20467347/</ref> |
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| | + | ==Idaho Media== |
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| | + | According to Craig's media person, the incident in Minneapolis is one in a series of smears by the local media. |
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